• Cooking Class: 57 Fun Recipes Kids Will Love to Make

    Deanna F. Cook

    Spiral-bound (Storey Publishing, LLC, March 10, 2015)
    The kids are taking over the kitchen! Deanna F. Cook presents more than 50 recipes designed for the cooking abilities and tastes of children ages 6 to 12. Basic cooking techniques are explained in kid-friendly language, and recipes include favorites like applesauce, French toast, popcorn chicken, pizza, and more. Full of fresh, healthy ingredients and featuring imaginative presentations like egg mice, fruit flowers, and mashed potato clouds, Cooking Class brings inspiration and confidence to the chefs of the future. IACP Award Finalist 2015 “National Parenting Publications Awards” (NAPPA) Gold award winner 2015 Parents’ Choice Award Silver winner 2016 Mom’s Choice Award Gold winner 2015 NPR Great Reads 2019 New York Times "Best Cookbooks for Kids" Also available in the Cooking Class series: Baking Class and Cooking Class Global Feast!
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  • Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story About Racial Injustice

    Marianne Celano PhD, Marietta Collins PhD, Ann Hazzard PhD, Jennifer Zivoin

    Hardcover (Magination Press, April 4, 2018)
    A Little Free Library Action Book Club Selection National Parenting Product Award Winner (NAPPA)Emma and Josh heard that something happened in their town. A Black man was shot by the police."Why did the police shoot that man?""Can police go to jail?"Something Happened in Our Town follows two families — one White, one Black — as they discuss a police shooting of a Black man in their community. The story aims to answer children's questions about such traumatic events, and to help children identify and counter racial injustice in their own lives. Includes an extensive Note to Parents and Caregivers with guidelines for discussing race and racism with children, child-friendly definitions, and sample dialogues. Free, downloadable educator materials (including discussion questions) are available at www.apa.org. From the Note to Parents and Caregivers:There are many benefits of beginning to discuss racial bias and injustice with young children of all races and ethnicities:Research has shown that children even as young as three years of age notice and comment on differences in skin color.Humans of all ages tend to ascribe positive qualities to the group that they belong to and negative qualities to other groups.Despite some parents’ attempts to protect their children from frightening media content, children often become aware of incidents of community violence, including police shootings.Parents who don’t proactively talk about racial issues with their children are inadvertently teaching their children that race is a taboo topic. Parents who want to raise children to accept individuals from diverse cultures need to counter negative attitudes that their children develop from exposure to the negative racial stereotypes that persist in our society.
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  • The Chocolate Touch

    Patrick Skene Catling, Margot Apple

    Paperback (HarperCollins, May 23, 2006)
    In this zany twist on the legend of King Midas and his golden touch, a boy acquires a magical gift that turns everything his lips touch into chocolate! Kids will eat this up for summer reading or anytime!Can you ever have too much of your favorite food? John Midas is about to find out….The Chocolate Touch has remained a favorite for millions of kids, teachers, and parents for several generations. It's an enjoyable story that pulls in even reluctant readers.This middle grade novel is an excellent choice for tween readers in grades 4 to 6, in the classroom or for homeschooling.
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  • Enchanted Forest: An Inky Quest and Coloring book

    Johanna Basford

    Paperback (Laurence King Publishing, Feb. 17, 2015)
    A special artist's edition of the international bestseller Enchanted Forest with 20 illustrations from the original book, ready to color and frame."The colorists have a queen, and her name is Johanna Basford." – New York Magazine"Consider trading in your yoga mat for a set of markers and peruse the gorgeous gardens of Basford's imagination." – The Huffington Post"The best coloring book for anxiety." – Teen Vogue"This book celebrates the glory of all things green and nature–y in the best way possible: coloring book form! Even if you don't want to add color, the illustrations themselves are frame–worthy loveliness." – Brit+ CoFrom the publisher that brought you the hugely successful #1 New York Times bestsellers Secret Garden and Enchanted Forest, this special artist's edition features 20 beautiful, removable art prints for coloring in. Coloring fans of all ages will enjoy immersing themselves in a selection of the most popular artworks from the original book featuring owls, unicorns, hot air balloons, birdhouses, floral skulls, a magic castle, and more. The stunning illustrations make for beautiful and affordable wall décor whether they are customized in color or left as simple, black and white line drawings.Special features of the artist's edition include: • Presented in a new, large–scale format for maximum coloring enjoyment• Printed on thicker, high–quality card stock• Can be used with a variety of mediums including both colored pencils and markers• Poster book–style prints can be removed easily for framing, display, or craft projects• Only one image is printed on each pull–out poster so coloring artists don't have to make an impossible choice between favorites Fans of Leila Duly, Millie Marotta, and Daisy Fletcher will devour Johanna Basford's intricate scenes of flora and fauna.Search #JohannaBasford on social media for hundreds of thousands of examples of shading and coloring techniques. Get inspired and get started!
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  • Mercy Watson Boxed Set: Adventures of a Porcine Wonder

    Kate DiCamillo, Chris Van Dusen

    Paperback (Candlewick, Sept. 27, 2011)
    Oh, Mercy! Pig out on the first six adventures in the New York Times best-selling series, all tucked together in one enticing box—the perfect gift!Foiling a robber, driving a car, squeezing into a tutu—is there anything the porcine wonder won’t do in her single-minded pursuit of treats, buttered toast, or just a rollicking fun time? And who knows what other adventures twinkle in her mischievous eyes? Here, for Mercy Watson’s loyal fans and new friends, comes a big fat paperback collection of pig tales that will have readers squealing with delight. Included are:Mercy Watson to the RescueMercy Watson Goes for a RideMercy Watson Fights CrimeMercy Watson: Princess in DisguiseMercy Watson Thinks Like a PigMercy Watson: Something Wonky This Way Comes
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  • Ultimate Bugopedia: The Most Complete Bug Reference Ever

    Darlyne Murawski, Nancy Honovich

    Hardcover (National Geographic Children's Books, Oct. 22, 2013)
    Welcome to the hidden world of the most popular bugs on Earth. Opening the beautiful and accessible pages of this book is like turning over a series of stones under which you'll find a fascinating array of the world's coolest creepy-crawlies. This fully photographic book profiles bugs, beetles, wasps, bees, ants, caterpillars, butterflies, dragonflies, spiders, flies, crickets and grasshoppers, and centipedes and millipedes. These profiles are accompanied by Did You Know? facts and fast facts including scientific name, size, diet, and habitat. Front matter includes a How to Use spread and thematic spreads covering topics from prehistoric insects to bugs around the world. In short, this book includes everything a young fact-hound needs to discover the weird, wacky, diverse, and fascinating world of bugs.
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  • When Stars Are Scattered

    Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, Iman Geddy

    Paperback (Dial Books, April 14, 2020)
    Heartbreak and hope exist together in this remarkable graphic novel about growing up in a refugee camp, as told by a Somali refugee to the Newbery Honor-winning creator of Roller Girl.Omar and his younger brother, Hassan, have spent most of their lives in Dadaab, a refugee camp in Kenya. Life is hard there: never enough food, achingly dull, and without access to the medical care Omar knows his nonverbal brother needs. So when Omar has the opportunity to go to school, he knows it might be a chance to change their future . . . but it would also mean leaving his brother, the only family member he has left, every day.Heartbreak, hope, and gentle humor exist together in this graphic novel about a childhood spent waiting, and a young man who is able to create a sense of family and home in the most difficult of settings. It's an intimate, important, unforgettable look at the day-to-day life of a refugee, as told to New York Times Bestselling author/artist Victoria Jamieson by Omar Mohamed, the Somali man who lived the story.
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  • DK Workbooks: Geography Pre-K: Learn and Explore

    DK

    Paperback (DK Children, March 10, 2015)
    Perfect for preschoolers, this workbook contains exercises that focus on the most basic concepts of geography, including humans and the natural world, Earth and the solar system, globes, types of maps, directions, landforms, and bodies of water.Level by level, the write-in DK Workbooks: Geography series offers at-home practice that kids actually enjoy, making them ideal supplements to schoolwork. Designed to support curriculum standards, this series is developed with leading educational experts to build confidence and understanding.For children ages 3–9, each leveled workbook is packed with activities and challenges, offering the beneficial repetition and cumulative learning that lead to mastery. Fact boxes on each page give a simple overview of the topics being covered, review the basics, and often offer an example of the task at hand. The exercises themselves reinforce key geography topics, including: map reading, compass directions, continents, countries and states, borders, bodies of water, and more.
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  • DK Workbooks: Geography, Second Grade: Learn and Explore

    DK

    Paperback (DK Children, March 10, 2015)
    Perfect for children ages 7 and 8, this workbook builds the confidence of second graders in their growing understanding of geography and contains curriculum-aligned exercises on topics including familiarity with the compass, map grids, physical and political maps, and the concept of hemispheres.Level by level, the write-in DK Workbooks: Geography series offers at-home practice that kids actually enjoy—making them ideal supplements to schoolwork. Designed to support curriculum standards, this series is developed with leading educational experts to build confidence and understanding.Each leveled workbook, for children ages 3–9, is packed with activities and challenges, offering the beneficial repetition and cumulative learning that lead to mastery. Fact boxes on each page give a simple overview of the topics being covered, review the basics, and often offer an example of the task at hand. The exercises themselves reinforce key geography topics including map reading, compass directions, continents, countries and states, borders, bodies of water, and more.
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  • Unicorn Academy #2: Scarlett and Blaze

    Julie Sykes, Lucy Truman

    Paperback (Random House Books for Young Readers, Jan. 8, 2019)
    A unicorn of your very own! Chapter book readers will flock to the Unicorn Academy series, where every girl gets a unicorn best friend!Imagine a school where you meet your own unicorn and have amazing adventures together! That's what happens for the girls at Unicorn Academy on beautiful Unicorn Island. Scarlett and Blaze love being at Unicorn Academy. But magical Sparkle Lake is starting to ice over and the school might have to close! Scarlett and Blaze can't bear to be parted, so they decide to find out who's behind the big freeze and make things right. . . .Fans of Rainbow Magic, Purrmaids, and Princess Ponies will love this new chapter book series about the magic of bonding with your own unicorn.
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  • 5-Minute Snuggle Stories

    Disney Books, Disney Storybook Art Team

    Hardcover (Disney Press, Oct. 1, 2013)
    Both boys and girls will love to snuggle up for twelve enchanting adventures, featuring favorite Disney and Disney/Pixar characters from Monsters, Inc., The Lion King, Tangled, and more! This latest entry in the top-selling series includes a durable, padded cover and beautiful full-color illustrations. Plus, each of these cuddly stories can be enjoyed in just five minutes, making it perfect for bedtime, on the go, or anytime!
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  • Magic Tree House Books 17-20 Boxed Set: The Mystery of the Enchanted Dog

    Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca

    Paperback (Random House Books for Young Readers, Oct. 27, 2009)
    Join Jack and Annie on four time traveling adventures in books 17-20 of the #1 bestselling chapter book series! Jack and Annie must find the four things that will free an enchanted dog named Teddy from a spell. Their quest leads them to a ship lost at sea, the Great Plains, the forests of India, and the Australian Outback. It’s a difficult and dangerous mission, but Jack and Annie will do anything to help their new friend, Teddy! Books in this set include: Tonight on the Titanic (#17), Buffalo Before Breakfast (#18), Tigers at Twilight (#19), and Dingoes at Dinnertime (#20). Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid? Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures
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